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Chocolate Orange Cake with Orange-Cocoa Cream Cheese Frosting

A home-style Chocolate Orange Cake with Orange-Cocoa Cream Cheese Frosting made with Plain Devil S Food Cake Mix, Orange Juice, Vegetable Oil, and Eggs. Ready in about 8 min, it serves 16. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg
• 1 1/3 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 3
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

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   Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees

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   Place the cake mix, orange juice, oil, eggs and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.

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   Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.

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   Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.

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   Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed.

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   The batter should look well combined.

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   Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.

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   Place the pans in the oven side by side.

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   Bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 30 to 32 minutes.

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    Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.

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    Run a dinner knife around the edge of each layer and invert each onto a rack, then invert again onto another rack so that the cakes are right side up.

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    Allow to cool completely, 30 minutes more.

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    Meanwhile, prepare the Orange-Cocoa Cream Cheese Frosting

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    [1/2 stick]

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    Place the cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl.

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    Blend with an electric mixer on low speed until fluffy, 30 seconds.

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    Stop the machine and add the cocoa powder, orange extract, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon orange liqueur.

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    Blend with the mixer on low speed until the sugar is well combined, 1 minute.

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    Increase the speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 1 minute more.

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    If the frosting seems too stiff, blend in another 1 tablespoon liqueur.

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    Use to frost the top and sides of the cake or cupcakes of your choice.

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    Place one cake layer, right side up, on a serving platter.

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    Spread the top with frosting.

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    Place the second layer, right side up, on top of the first layer and frost the top and sides of the cake with clean, smooth strokes.

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    Store this cake, in a cake saver or under a glass dome, at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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    Or freeze it, wrapped in aluminum foil or in a cake saver, for up to 6 months.

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    Thaw the cake overnight in the refrigerator before serving.

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    Preparation Time: 8 minutes. Baking Time: 30 to 32 minutes.

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    Assembly Time: 10 minutes.

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    T(Baking): "0:30"

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    NOTES: This is one of the easiest and most effective ways to doctor up a cake mix: Simply substitute good-quality orange juice for the water in the batter, add a little orange zest and voila - a spectacular cake in both taste and appearance.

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    Delicious anytime, but especially in the depths of winter.

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Bobbie; 4 January 2008. www.fareshare.net

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    Nutr. Assoc.: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0